Rating System

1 - don't waste valuable beer calories on me
2 - tasty, walter approves
3 - so good you should have it for breakfast

Sunday, January 22, 2017

St Paul Porter v.2

5 gallon extract (Northern Brewer)

0.5 lbs Chocolate Malt
0.5 lbs Crystal 120

3.3 lbs Dark LME
3 lb2 Dark DME

2 oz Cluster (AA 7.2%) (60 min.)
1 oz Cascade (AA 5.3%) (1 min.)

WLP007 Dry English Ale

Pitched: 1/24/17 )G 1.052
Kegged: 2/4/17 SG 1.020

Notes: The second time I've made this recipe, with some variations this time around in hop acidity and yeast. Ferments very quickly, really doesn't need a secondary.

Thursday, January 12, 2017

Sunnycroft Lager

A rainy, January day; Lets brew a lager.  This lager, as most I do, is a variation on Ben's Lager, using Blue Ox Malt and trying supplies from the Fair Share Coop in Norway, sponsored by Pennesseewassee Brewing.  Supply was limited so some substitutions were made.  The yeast was not refrigerated, and I didn't see the hops, which were probably refrigerated.  No signs of a brew club yet.

10 gallons, all grain

Grains:
     Blue Ox Malt                                20
     Hell Caramel Malt (caramel 10*)   1
     Belgian Munich Malt                      1
     Honey Malt (15-20*)                      1*

Hops:
     Saaz 3.2%          2 oz @ 60 min
     Saaz                    2 oz @ 20 min
     Summit 15.0%    1 oz @ 5 min
     Saaz                     2 oz @ 5 min
     Summit                1 oz @ 1 min
     Saaz                     2 oz @ 1 min

Yeast:
     Safflager 34/70 dry lager yeast  2 packets

* Substitution for 1.5 lbs carapils

Brewed 1/12/2017  OG 1044